I have been stunned at the lack of trolls here. It's uncanny.

Thanks for the links. The very beginning of Steemit was unknown to me, and it is indeed concerning.

The power down thing is actually pretty interesting conceptually. If your account gets haxed, it takes 13 weeks to steal your money, and that gives you plenty of time to reclaim your account and minimize the damage. More importantly for me, it prevents whales from decamping with their holdings and leaving the rest of us holding the bag, as we can see their every move, and, since it takes them 13 weeks, we are given plenty of notice when they start powering down.

It is kinda creepy though, like an ex-girlfriend that you can't convince to leave for months.

Thanks!

Edit: I dunno. Maybe something weird is happening. Every time I click on your name to follow you, it just keeps loading, and I haven't been able to follow yet.